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Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Scaphoid Fractures

B. MUNK
L. BOLVIG
K. KRØNER
T. CHRISTIANSEN
L. BORRIS
S. BOE

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Department of Radiology, Aarhus Amtssygehus, University Hospital of Aarhus, Denmark

Correspondence: Dr Bo Munk, Vestre Strandalle 77, DK8240 Riskov, Denmark. E-mail: dr.munk{at}dadlnet.dk

We investigated the diagnostic value of two different ultrasound scanning methods for the early diagnosis of acute scaphoid fractures. Fifty-seven patients with ten scaphoid fractures were assessed within a week of injury. The accuracy of the ultrasound assessment was 84% and its specificity was 91%. However, its sensitivity was only 50%. We conclude that ultrasound examination is unreliable for the diagnosis of acute scaphoid fractures.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 25, No. 4, 369-371 (2000)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2000.0432
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